Happy Valley:
Race 1 - KICK OFF HANDICAP
Wednesday, July 08, 2026, Happy Valley, 18:30
Turf, "B" Course, 1000M
Prize Money: $875,000, Rating: 40-0, Class 5
Horse No. Horse Name Date Details Passed On
1 COUNTRY DANCER 02/05/2024 Lame right front leg on the day after racing. Update: Arthroscopic surgery to right knee (bone fragment removal). 20/09/2024
2 ALWAYS MY FOLKS 22/10/2024 Castration.
26/11/2025 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 03/02/2026
15/01/2026 Failed vet exam: Substantial blood on scope after barrier trial. 03/02/2026
19/02/2026 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 05/03/2026
15/04/2026 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 07/05/2026
3 HAPPY UNITED 14/06/2023 Unacceptable performance. 09/10/2023
27/03/2024 Disappointing performance. 12/04/2024
09/07/2024 Lame right fore. Withdrawn from racing. 30/09/2024
12/09/2024 Failed vet exam: Lame left fore after gallop. 30/09/2024
08/10/2025 Bled from both nostrils after racing. 30/12/2025
4 CONSPIRATOR 10/05/2025 Unacceptable performance. 20/05/2025
5 SOLAR RIVER 22/07/2025 Left knee injury. 24/02/2026
09/10/2025 Left hind splint bone injury. 24/02/2026
6 GLORY CLOUD 10/05/2023 Right fore humeral stress injury. 28/09/2023
20/03/2024 Disappointing performance and unacceptable racing manners. 02/04/2024
15/05/2024 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 03/06/2024
25/06/2025 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 29/08/2025
23/12/2025 Substantial blood in trachea noted on post-race scoping. 06/01/2026
8 THOUSAND CUPS 23/04/2026 Lame right front leg on the day after racing. 09/05/2026
10 SPICY SPANGLE 04/10/2023 Castration.
05/07/2025 Proved difficult to load and reared over. Withdrawn from racing. 02/09/2025
11 CALL TO COMMAND 25/04/2024 Left hock injury. 20/12/2024
29/08/2024 Left fore tendon injury. 20/12/2024
19/12/2024 Unraced for 12 months. 21/01/2025
07/02/2025 Fractious in the barriers, flipped over and became cast. Withdrawn from barrier trial. 11/02/2025
09/03/2025 Diagnosed to be a "roarer".
12/06/2025 Throat surgery to correct an airway abnormality (tieback and hobday). 16/09/2025
04/02/2026 Substantial mucus in trachea noted on post-race scoping.
12 BRILLIANT FIRE 15/01/2025 Unacceptable performance. 06/02/2025
15/03/2026 Unacceptable performance. 13/04/2026
Stand-by Starter
No. Horse Name Date Details Passed On
2 FASHION LEGEND 06/05/2026 Unacceptable performance. 21/05/2026
Remark : Veterinary Records after the horses' last ran are in bold format.